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Derrick Van Orden: “The reason that we weren't as productive as we could have…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Can the GOP Caucus work together for even few weeks or months_ Rep. Van Orden talks with Hugh

Published | Video Starts at 07:09

It does not make Chip Roy great. So Chip Roy was allowed to run wild for two years under this last Congress and he was a disruptive contrarian. The reason that we weren't as productive as we could have been is because of Chip Roy. So they sabotaged bills in the Rules Committee and then when they went to the floor, if they made it through rules, they would sabotage them by voting against the rule on the floor. (07:09–07:15)

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Asserts that Chip Roy was the reason for Congress's lack of productivity.

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